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When it comes to plumbing, gas and drainage around the home, some DIY is definitely a big no-no and qualified tradespeople must be used. Find out when and why you should call in a professional.
Got any great ways we can all help the environment? Any green tips, tricks or habits that others might not know about? Share them on our page, and you could win one of 10 Countdown gift cards, worth $100 each! It’s all part of our commitment to helping our environment thrive.
In this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on repotting container plants, potting up seeds, taking cuttings, collecting scion wood and moving large plants. Our crop of the week is perpetual spinach and we have a special feature on growing easy-peasy succulents. Try out delicious … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on repotting container plants, potting up seeds, taking cuttings, collecting scion wood and moving large plants. Our crop of the week is perpetual spinach and we have a special feature on growing easy-peasy succulents. Try out delicious Jewish recipes from Feasting by Amanda Ruben and enter to win a pair of Red Band gumboots from Skellerup and a $35 voucher from Awapuni Nurseries. Not subscriber yet? Sign up today. It's free!
When: 7th September 2018
Time: Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm Start
Theme: The 80's
Prizes for 1st overall, Best Dressed, Wooden Spoon and Best Student Team. A Student team is where at least 4 of the 6 players are Students year 13 or less.
Prices: $60 per open team, $30 per Student … View moreWhen: 7th September 2018
Time: Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm Start
Theme: The 80's
Prizes for 1st overall, Best Dressed, Wooden Spoon and Best Student Team. A Student team is where at least 4 of the 6 players are Students year 13 or less.
Prices: $60 per open team, $30 per Student team
$5 per social space (not participating in Quiz) located near Bar area.
All entry Includes Supper
Bar available selling Beer, Wine, Mixers and Soft Drinks. Tea, Coffee and Water free of charge.
Raffles, Table Games and lots of amazing Auctions including our three Star Prizes
1. $350 value voucher from Crate and Barrel
One nights accommodation for two, Main Dinner Meal for Two, Breakfast for Two and one bottle of house wine
2. $720 value - from Terrace Downs
A Round of Golf for 4 people including electric Carts at Terrace Downs
A round of Golf you will never forget.
3. Hanmer Springs Package
One nights mid week accommodation, Mini Group Pass (2 Adults, 3 children) at Hanmer Springs Hot Pools, 2 Adult Jet Boat rides value $250, a Family Mini Golf Pass and a Family Limo Bike Cruise voucher
Plus over 30 more fab auctions. For the full list, please follow and like our Facebook page Ellesmere College PTA.
To book in a team or social space, please email pta@ellesmere.school.nz or comment on the Facebook Page
All funds go towards Well being Programmes including
Positive Learning Behavior Programmes, Suicide Awareness Lectures, Anti Bullying Initiatives, and Whanau Support for families in crisis or need.
Hi neighbours, it’s Josh and the team here from the Alpine Spas Christchurch Showroom! We are just 2 days away from our amazing 4 DAY SPA POOL SALE, starting this Friday from 9am (10th August).
We’ve got some incredible deals across the range. Come on down and get the family in a Spa from … View moreHi neighbours, it’s Josh and the team here from the Alpine Spas Christchurch Showroom! We are just 2 days away from our amazing 4 DAY SPA POOL SALE, starting this Friday from 9am (10th August).
We’ve got some incredible deals across the range. Come on down and get the family in a Spa from just $3,995. Or grab yourself a bargain with some of our lowest prices ever on Sellout Spas!
But you’ll have to hurry, as these deals will be available for 4 days only!
We are located at 105 Blenheim Rd, Riccarton and would love to see you!
Josh Townsend
Alpine Spas Christchurch Showroom Manager
With winter bugs doing the rounds, it’s worth knowing what the rules are about sick leave. So what are you entitled to?
• In general you’re entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave each year after you’ve worked for your employer for 6 months.
• You can accumulate any unused sick leave up … View moreWith winter bugs doing the rounds, it’s worth knowing what the rules are about sick leave. So what are you entitled to?
• In general you’re entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave each year after you’ve worked for your employer for 6 months.
• You can accumulate any unused sick leave up to a total of 20 days.
• Sick leave can be used when you’re sick or when you need to be off work to look after someone else who is sick or injured (your partner, child, or someone who relies on you for care).
• Even if you’re a part-time or casual worker, you’re still entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave a year (once you’ve worked for 6 months continuously or for an average of 10 hours per week, and at least one hour in every week or 40 hours in every month).
• Your employer can require you to provide a medical certificate if you’re sick for 3 or more days in a row, and you’ll need to pay to get it. If they want proof of sickness sooner then they will have to pay the costs of getting the proof.
These are the minimum sick leave entitlements. Your employer can agree to give you more.
Check out our website for more information about sick leave and other employment rights and responsibilities. If you’ve got questions get in touch with a CAB near you, call us on 0800 367 222 (0800 FOR CAB), or contact us online.
The Young Gardener Awards 2018 are open! So it’s time for budding young gardeners across the country to get their green fingers dirty again.
The new T&G Passion for Growing Award is open to ALL primary schools nationwide that have a veggie garden.
So go on, encourage your local primary… View moreThe Young Gardener Awards 2018 are open! So it’s time for budding young gardeners across the country to get their green fingers dirty again.
The new T&G Passion for Growing Award is open to ALL primary schools nationwide that have a veggie garden.
So go on, encourage your local primary school to get stuck in. Share your passion for growing fresh, nutritious food and win! There are some amazing prizes up for grabs and it’s really easy to enter.
Supported by T&G and Garden to Table.
Are there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear … View moreAre there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear implants.
Loud Shirt Day is a great way to commit serious fashion crimes and have a whole lot of fun. This year's theme is Superheroes, so grab your brightest, funkiest superhero outfits to wow others and raise money for a great cause. Register at loudshirtday.org.nz and we’ll send you a free fundraising pack. It’s that easy!
If you're keen to help kick-start our fundraising efforts, good news! You can donate via Givealittle here.
Thanks for your support,
Ankita
(Loud Shirt Day Coordinator)
FOR SALE: 2004 Mazda MPV. 7 seater. Auto. Selling as is. It is WOFD till april 2019 and regd till 28th october 2018. Has had transmission serviced. My partner also services the car every 10,000ks. It will be given another oil and filter change before it goes to new owner. Really tidy inside and … View moreFOR SALE: 2004 Mazda MPV. 7 seater. Auto. Selling as is. It is WOFD till april 2019 and regd till 28th october 2018. Has had transmission serviced. My partner also services the car every 10,000ks. It will be given another oil and filter change before it goes to new owner. Really tidy inside and out. No marks or holes on seats. Pics aren't very good but it is a dark interior. 110470ks. This is AA Odometer verified. Has remote locking. Tinted windows. Fog lights. Reversing camera. Airbags. Only selling this as I know longer look after preschoolers so only need a small car now. Really comfortable to drive. Stereo controls on steering wheel. Electric windows, electric wing mirrors, air con etc. Dual sliding doors which is awesome when you are in a carpark. Middle row of seats can be adjusted to either be together or apart so there is a gap to access back seats. Middle row of seats also has tether bolts attached to bottom/back of seat so makes it easy to use. Back seats can be folded under to lay flat and middle tow of seats flip up so gives you large space in back. Boot area will fit a double pushchair even when all seats are up. Viewing is in Kohatu which is past Wakefield or I can bring it in to wakefield or Richmond if you were a serious buyer. $6300. 0272822228. Also listed elsewhere. donna.luxford@slingshot.co.nz
The confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Ngāi Tahu is an iwi whose rohe (area) extends … View moreThe confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Ngāi Tahu is an iwi whose rohe (area) extends over most of the South Island. In the 1840s, the Crown made a number of large purchases of Ngāi Tahu land. But in the end, the Crown deceived Ngāi Tahu - leaving them landless and impoverished...
Find out more about what happened to Ngāi Tahu, where you live, and how much the land was settled for - it may surprise.
Students are no longer able to hold or shoot army guns at school under new government guidelines. The move comes after much public debate on the appropriateness of firearms being brought into schools, including when soldiers taught children as young as nine how to assemble and shoot assault rifles … View moreStudents are no longer able to hold or shoot army guns at school under new government guidelines. The move comes after much public debate on the appropriateness of firearms being brought into schools, including when soldiers taught children as young as nine how to assemble and shoot assault rifles at a leadership exercise in Palmerston North last year. However students can still use firearms as part of shooting clubs and competitions. Click here to read the full article and guidelines.
So what do you think of the new rules? Are you for or against them?
Hi all , If you have a wedding , event or just want to treat yourself or someone special , We can help with all your floral and event styling needs . more info on our web page www.beyondthebloom.co.nz...
Come and see how we show our cats , you will see a assortment of sizes, colours, types, of cats, you might just find that cat you have always wanted 10am to 4pm Sunday 12th August also raffles, and home made cooking and tea and coffee to purchase come and chill out with our cats and us
There has been an ongoing discussion amongst political leaders (and Neighbourly members) around whether te reo should be compulsory in schools across New Zealand. It comes after news that the number of people in New Zealand able to speak te reo Māori is declining. What do you think? Should it be … View moreThere has been an ongoing discussion amongst political leaders (and Neighbourly members) around whether te reo should be compulsory in schools across New Zealand. It comes after news that the number of people in New Zealand able to speak te reo Māori is declining. What do you think? Should it be made compulsory? Do you think this will help retain the language?
Neighbourly's own Sarah Moore has started studying te reo Māori follow her journey here.
ACC Minister Hon. Iain Lees-Galloway recently swapped his suit for shorts and a tee to join a ‘Live Stronger for Longer’ strength and balance class. These classes help us as we age to retain lower body and core strength, remaining active to avoid falls.
No-one is bullet proof, falls happen … View moreACC Minister Hon. Iain Lees-Galloway recently swapped his suit for shorts and a tee to join a ‘Live Stronger for Longer’ strength and balance class. These classes help us as we age to retain lower body and core strength, remaining active to avoid falls.
No-one is bullet proof, falls happen and some can result in broken bones, pain and long healing times and can also make us fearful of falling again. Losing confidence can really affect quality of life.
Live Stronger for Longer strength and balance classes are growing nationwide. Visit www.livestronger.org.nz and join a class near you, you’ll find lots of practical information, advice and resources on how to live an active, healthy and independent life.
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